Title :
Control of a two active-axes suspension for maglev vehicles
Author :
Carabelli, S. ; Delprete, C. ; Genta, G. ; Zanolli, S.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Autom. e Inf., Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
A maglev three passive-axes levitation layout, in which the forces supporting the vehicle are supplied by the repulsion acting between permanent magnets located under the vehicle and on the guideway, is shortly described. The control design is aimed to stabilize the plant and to achieve a combination of the so-called zero power (control) consumption and exact position tracking strategies with a two active-axes configuration of electromagnets. Experimental results for either the two limit cases of operation are reported
Keywords :
control system synthesis; magnetic levitation; stability; tracking; transport control; control design; electromagnet configuration; exact position tracking strategy; maglev three-passive-axes levitation layout; maglev vehicles; repulsion; two-active-axes configuration; two-active-axes suspension control; zero power consumption strategy; Damping; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnets; Force control; Magnetic levitation; Permanent magnets; Rails; System testing; Vehicle dynamics; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3832-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1997.609639
